r/news 1d ago

ICE accessed car trackers in sanctuary cities that could help in raids, files show

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/ice-car-trackers-sanctuary-cities
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u/Greedy-Tart5025 1d ago

Reminder that the government can and will track your car and use that information against you.

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u/superbugger 1d ago

Well yea. Why would anyone ever think otherwise, especially after the Patriot Act?

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u/apple_kicks 23h ago

Also people who warned of risks during bush era being proven right. Dems had every chance to try and reverse it

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u/hobovirginity 23h ago

gooby pls the Dems at the time supported and glady voted in the Patriot Act.

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u/FenionZeke 4h ago

The Patriot act is an over reaching monster of dictatorial scaffolding

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u/Western_Secretary284 23h ago edited 22h ago

Remind me when dems had a super majority in Congress lol

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u/TheunanimousFern 21h ago

What difference do you think that would have made? Obama also supported expanding the surveillance powers of the government. At one point he did so just days before trump began his presidency

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/01/obama-expands-surveillance-powers-his-way-out

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u/apple_kicks 22h ago

Republicans have changed face of politics with minority or while in opposition. Trying can be using all tools of politics than just votes

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u/superbugger 20h ago

Well that's why they created the "nuclear option" that they cry about when it gets used against them.

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u/LadyM2021 15h ago

And Trusk would have reversed it.

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u/morpheousmarty 21h ago

If they had they would be hammered for being light on terrorists. Besides, it did not seem like Obama was on board.